Eclipta prostrata, a common plant of wet places, mostly along drains.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 7:49 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > ... almost sure to find in urban area, normally places where small herbs > grow unattended. > Regards. > > > > > On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 8:11 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> A good scalp and hair tonic. A constituent of many commercial preparations >> of Hair oils.During my childhood it was commonly found around in our area in >> Pune.My mother used to crush its leaves to produce a paste for application >> on the head. But I am searching this for last few years in Pune but couldn't >> locate it on open areas. >> >> >> >> On 25 September 2010 20:07, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> used against hairfall. Someone told me it is also used against, ring >>> worm of scalp. >>> Pankaj >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 8:05 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > Keshut related to word (kes) Hair: useful for hair growth? >>> > >>> > On 25 September 2010 19:59, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> Keshut we call in bengali >>> >> Tanay >>> >> >>> >> On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 7:54 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> >>> >> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Yes Eclipta indeed. माका Thanks Shivprakash ji and Dinesh Ji >>> >>> Another plant from Asteraceae also found in Kas Caesulia axillaris is >>> >>> also called as माका in Marathi. But Eclipta prostrata is the real >>> माका used >>> >>> for preparing hair oil. >>> >>> >>> >>> On 25 September 2010 19:25, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>> >>>> A small herb One feet height seen at Kas. >>> >>>> ?Some Asteraceae member. >>> >>>> Flower around a cm. >>> >>>> For ID >>> >>>> Dr Phadke >>> >>> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> Tanay Bose >>> >> Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. >>> >> Department of Botany. >>> >> University of British Columbia . >>> >> 3529-6270 University Blvd. >>> >> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) >>> >> Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) >>> >> 604-822-2019 (Lab) >>> >> [email protected] >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> *********************************************** >>> "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" >>> >>> >>> Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) >>> Research Associate >>> Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project >>> Department of Habitat Ecology >>> Wildlife Institute of India >>> Post Box # 18 >>> Dehradun - 248001, India >>> >> >> >
